Farm families that consume milk, eggs and beef they raise themselves face an increased risk of cancer if their fields were ...
Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders ...
Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic "forever" chemicals, a ...
The E.P.A.’s report follows a growing body of research that has found that sludge can be contaminated with human-made ...
Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal ...
Chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS that can be found in sewage sludge used as fertilizer may pose a risk to human health, the U ...
Environmental advocates are calling for a ban the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer. An EPA draft report found that there ...
The solids need to be disposed of and can make a nutrient-rich sludge often spread on farm fields. The agency now says those solids often contain toxic, lasting PFAS that treatment plants cannot ...
Chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, according to the Environmental ...
In a study published Tuesday, the EPA acknowledged that sludge containing PFAS could present a danger to human health.
The federal government has the authority to regulate what ends up in sewage sludge, and it has set limits on the use of some metals, but it doesn’t regulate PFAS. In the absence of federal ...